Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bearing structure
- Patent Title (中): 轴承结构
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Application No.: US14961027Application Date: 2015-12-07
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Publication No.: US09447817B2Publication Date: 2016-09-20
- Inventor: Stephen Gallimore , Paul Fletcher
- Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Priority: GB1421880.4 20141209
- Main IPC: F16C27/00
- IPC: F16C27/00 ; F16C19/54 ; F16C19/52 ; F16C19/06 ; F16C35/04 ; F16C33/78 ; F01D25/16

Abstract:
Bearing structure including a first bearing, surrounded by a housing, having a first inner and outer race and first set of rolling elements between the inner and outer races and a second bearing having a second inner and outer race and second set of rolling elements between the second inner and outer races. A first compliant element is connected to the first outer race. A rigid diaphragm is connected to the first outer race between the compliant element and outer race, and is connected to the housing at its outer end. The first compliant element, outer race and rigid diaphragm at least partly define a pressure chamber. The first outer race is axially slidable relative to the second such that a pressure increase in the chamber changes the axial spacing between the first and second outer races, inducing additional axial load on the bearings which helps balance thrust load sharing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160160910A1 BEARING STRUCTURE Public/Granted day:2016-06-09
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